BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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ISBN: 9781260670929
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 6.7, Problem 1MC
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The points at which digested fats, proteins, and polysachharides enter the energy pathways.

Introduction:

Metabolism of glucose is important to provide energy to the organs of the body for their normal functioning. In the body of humans, some tissues use protein and fat as an energy source, but brain and red blood cells require only glucose to get the energy.

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